Assimila Limited

Ten collaborating arable farmers will evaluate, through a research facilitator, data provider and advisory support, how joined-up satellite data, farm records and benchmarking can improve their crop performance. It aims to address one of the most persistent challenges in crop production -- large unexplained variation in yield and profit between fields, se...

By using plants as sensors this project will provide farmers with a Framework for improving Nitrogen efficiency (FINE) a management tool to support better nitrogen utilisation, management input decisions and Nitrogen use efficiency reporting. Nitrogen uptake data measurements will taken form plants through the season, through remote sensing, sensors, and ...

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Locusts and rust diseases are major problems for agriculture globally, including for cereals in China. Currently they are often controlled by blanket-spraying of chemicals so this project aims to reduce unnecessary application of pesticides to improve the efficiency of resource use. The work will provide a comprehensive approach to dealing with these pest...

Coffee Berry Borer (CBB) is a serious pest of coffee in Colombia and causes high loses in production and significantly reduces quality therefore lowering farmers earning. This project aims to increase coffee yields and improve quality by more effectively managing the pest thus increasing farmers’ incomes and their livelihoods. Currently the main method fo...

This project seeks to establish the feasibility of (i) using multiple Earth Observation data to deliver canopy progress curves for every field in the UK, and (ii) integrating these into a Crop Intelligence System with soils, met and crop records, so as to provide tools and services for a range of decision support, benchmarking, strategic and tactical uses...

The project is concerned with developing agri-environmental services for developing countries by bringing together data on crop pests and diseases in the CABI Knowledge Bank with weather data and other environmental sources of information, including satellite data, freely available on the Internet. The resulting information will be used to develop value a...